Inter vs. Genoa, stats and trivia

MILAN - This will be encounter number 105 in Serie A between Inter and Genoa. The Nerazzurri hold the better record with 53 wins over Genoa’s 22, with 29 of the games having ended in draws. In collaboration with Opta, here are all of the best statistics ahead of this fixture on matchday 17 of Serie A, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 CET on Saturday 21 December at San Siro.

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

Inter vs. Genoa has ended in a 1-0 win for the Nerazzurri on twelve occasions, the last coming in September 2017 thanks to a D’Ambrosio goal.

Inter won both of their league fixtures against Genoa last season with an aggregate score of 9-0. In fact, the Nerazzurri have won all of their last ten meetings with this side in the top flight. The two sides haven’t drawn since May 2013 (0-0).

Inter have lost just one of their last 32 Serie A home games against Genoa (3-1 in March 1994), having won 24 and drawn seven.

Genoa have lost their last six league games against Inter at San Siro: this is the longest ongoing streak of away losses for the Rossoblù against any side in the league.

Inter have scored in each of their last nine league home games against Genoa (25 goals, an average of 2.8 per game), keeping a clean sheet in all of their last four.

CURRENT FORM

With Antonio Conte at the helm, Inter have collected 39 points from their first 16 games of the season: only two coaches have done better in their first 16 games in charge of the Nerazzurri in Serie A (counting a win as three points): Luciano Spalletti in 2017/18 (40) and Alfredo Foni in 1952/53 (40).

Inter would reach 42 points with a win: since the league started counting a win as three points, the Nerazzurri have only reached this figure on three occasions after 17 games: in 2006/07, in 2007/08 and in 2008/09.

Inter are unbeaten in their last nine league games (6W, 3D), the side haven’t gone ten games without a defeat in Serie A since December 2017.

Genoa sit on eleven points in the standings: seven of the last eight teams to have reached just eleven points after 16 games in the league have been relegated at the end of the season.

Genoa have won just two games in the league this season, they have gone on to be relegated on five of the last six occasions that they started this badly after 16 games in Serie A. In the Top 5 European leagues, only Watford have had a worse start to the league campaign (one win from 17 games).

GENERAL STATISTICS

Inter are the side who have conceded the least goals from dead-ball situations in the league so far (1), Genoa are the team who have conceded the most (13).

Inter boast the most players with at least one assist in this Serie A (12). What’s more, no side has more scorers than the Nerazzurri in the current league campaign (also 12).

Inter have the best shot accuracy of any team this season (53%), on the other hand only SPAL have a lower accuracy rate than Genoa (39%).

Antonio Conte’s side have the fastest average first goal time for any side in Serie A this season (an average of the 28th minute). Furthermore, Inter have scored the most goals in the first half an hour of games so far this season (13, six of them scored by Lautaro Martínez).

Inter haven’t lost any of the 14 league games in which they’ve gone in front this season (12W, 2D). On the other hand, no team has taken the lead fewer times than Genoa (5).

PLAYER FOCUS

Starting from August 2018, in the last two seasons, Inter have only played one Serie A game without both Marcelo Brozovic and Lautaro Martínez: a 3-1 win away to Frosinone last April.

Romelu Lukaku has become one of just five players to have scored at least ten goals in each of his last eight seasons in the Top 5 European leagues, together with Messi, Lewandowski, Aubameyang and Ronaldo.

Out of players in double figures this season across the top five European leagues, Romelu Lukaku has the fewest home goals with two out of ten coming from at San Siro (20%). 

Stefan de Vrij assists have led to Inter taking six points, only Luis Alberto (seven) has a higher contribution to points won through assists in the league. 

Marcelo Brozovic will be suspended for this match. The Croatian is the midfielder with the most passes completed (1,039) in the top five European leagues this season. 

Kwadwo Asamoah has played an active role in four goals against Genoa in Serie A with one goal and three assists, more than any other side. 

Genoa are the only side who Roberto Gagliardini has scored more than one Serie A goal against (four) thanks to the two braces he scored in the most recent two matches against the Grifone. 

Four of Matteo Politano’s five Inter league goals came at the Meazza, including one against Genoa in November 2018.

Andrea Ranocchia played 16 times for Genoa in Serie A between August and December 2010, before making his Inter debut. 

Goran Pandev played for both but is suspended for this match. The Macedonian forward featured 46 times for Inter in Serie A, scoring five goals. 

Ionut Radu played once for Inter in Serie A, it was his debut in the competition and came on 14/05/2016 away at Sassuolo. 

Andrea Pinamonti’s first three Serie A appearances also came for Inter between 2017 and 2018. 

Francesco Cassata’s most recent Serie A goal was scored against Inter back in April for Frosinone. 

COACHES 

Current Genoa boss Thiago Motta played 55 times in Serie A and scored eleven goals for Inter between 2009 and 2012. Ten of his eleven league goals came at the Stadio Meazza. 

Antonio Conte is unbeaten as a Coach against Genoa in Serie A (won three, drawn three)